Backward Look at 49 Years Past in Dillon Shooting Affair
A Dillon shooting scrape involved W S Barbour L E Hopkins and William Elford. Barbour was wounded thrice, Hopkins unharmed, Elford fired from behind a barber pole. all three arrested or confined as doctors assess injuries. Also notes caucus candidates, a British French front artillery barrage, daylight saving begins March 31, and a dormitory project contract signed by W G Reed.
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Dillon
W. S. Barbour
L. E. Hopkins
William Elford
Hopkins
Elford
Barbour
Pickman
Cochran and Fournier Plan Jackson Store Opening
W H Cochran dry goods merchant and B O Fournier cattleman will open a general merchandise store at Jackson post office in the Big Hole country about May 1. Bert Williams, Medlen night clerk, visited Medicine Lodge and Horse Prairie this week. A wreck at Crabtree station delayed the Tuesday passenger train, twelve freight cars derailed but no injuries occurred.
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Bannack
W. H. Cochran
B. O. Fournier
Big Hole Basin
Jackson Post Office
Big Hole
Cochran and Fournier
Bert Williams
Medlen
Medicine Lodge
Horse Prairie
Crabtree
Dillon News Twenty Three Updates From 1908
Thirty years ago report notes Simeon Estes ranch sale to Jacob Spitzmiller near Beaverhead Rock with immediate take over. Montana cruiser silver service expected in Dillon from Huber Bros. water rights for Graeter power plant filed for Lovell springs at ten thousand dollars. Lovell ranch to receive fifteen 16 candle power lights and wiring. Beaverhead region endures the season’s biggest snowstorm with eight inches on level. Sheep flocks largely sheltered. minimal damage. Dr. F M Poindexter named to Montana State Board of Medical Examiners. First Dillon honoree in state post.
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Johnson & Boone
Simeon Estes
Beaverhead Rock
Jacob Spitzmiller
Centennial Valley
Montana
Dillon
Huber-Bros
Lovell
Graeter
A. F. Graeter
Lights Company
Lovell Ranch
Beaverhead
District Court
Fifth Judicial District
Lindley P. Phillips
Frank C. McFadden
Beaverhead County
Metes
Spruce Street
Pacific
Helena Street
Tier Ets Ius
O’el
Hitler in Vienna As Austrians Welcome Dictator
In Vienna, Hitler arrived amid mass crowds as Nazi decrees reshaped Austrian law and society. Reports describe shop closures, new proclamations, and broad state control while Vienna's leaders and international guests faced a tense reception.
Konisberg to Hamburg and Vienna Emotive Rally Call
A fiery nationalist message proclaims a journey from Konisberg to Hamburg and finally Vienna. The speaker urges fellow Germans not to fear and asserts irresistible resolve, calling for unity and strength against any force. The宣 claim emphasizes a dramatic mission and unwavering resolve.
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Konisberg
Hamburg
Vienna
Gas masks stored in nitrogen to prevent rubber deterioration
British chemists propose packing gas masks in nitrogen filled cans to exclude air oxygen and protect rubber parts amid wartime preparations. The plan aims to extend mask usability for civilians as Britain ramps up production and storage for potential gas threats.
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London
Britain
Montana Board Awards Million in Road and Water Contracts
The state water conservation board approved over 1 million dollars in contracts in the third week of March. Major awards include 396 000 for the Bitterroot river storage project and 619 794 30 for the Upper Musselshell project to Peter Kiewitt and Sons of Omaha. The Great Falls American Legion post 3 sought 20 000 for renovation of the Columbia Falls soldiers home but was denied. Wages and rents drive saloon costs in Silver Bow as liquor prices remain a secondary expense. The highway commission will open bids on 273 300 in road improvements March 30 including a Missoula underpass and a Sanders county highway raise. Dr Edithe Hershey will become Montana’s new state child welfare director April 1, moving from Washington where she will join the U S children's bureau. Montana reports two million dollars in unemployment trust funds from employer taxes since the new act. The state supreme court ruled it cannot tax Fort Peck Reservation residents nor collect state license fees from merchants on the reservation.
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Aragon
Spain
Franco
U. S
Abraham Lincoln
Mediterranean
Sea
Saturday Evening Post
Thomas R. Phillips
U. S. Army Command
General Staff
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
State Water Conservation Board
West Fork
Bitterroot
Frank J. Haas and Company
Great Falls
Peter Kiewitt and Sons of
Omaha
State Highway Commission
Northern Pacific
Missoula
Sanders County
Billings-Hardin
Billings
Montana
Edithe Hershey
Jessie Bierman
Washington
Bierman
U. S. Children’s Bureau
Governor Ayers Leads Budget Totals and Health Inquiry
Governor Roy Ayers returned from vacation and named a committee to investigate silicosis prevention for miners. The state budget notes grants totaling 208312 and state income of 1711205.98 for the month. The supreme court will rule on Indian ward relief and an injunction against Bighorn County relief at a March 28 hearing, with the county urged to show cause by March 23.
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Roy Ayers
Southwest
Mexico
State Supreme Court
Bighorn—county Commission
Junior High Honor Roll Announced at Bagley School
Twenty nine students led by J. W. McCracken earned places on Bagley junior high school honor roll for the second semester. McCracken posted a 2.999, followed by Dorothy Davis 2.888 and a ranked list of peers with top scores down to 2.000.
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J. W. McCracken
Bagley Junior High School
Dorothy Davis
George Bowring
Burlene Shaver
Mary Ann Luebben
Evelyn Gregg
Patty Curry
Nena Casper
Carolyn Rebich
Hubert Vanairsdale
Ray Conger
Ester Leach
Dora Mae Porter
Mary Elizabeth Spegar
Bethel Minger
Guy Combes
Betty Sue Crowe
Irma Jackson
Lorrayne Pierce
Ann Rebich
Louis Schmittroth
Florence Tucker
David Hartwig
William McMannis
Mary Melton
James Richmond
Catherine Swaim
Betty Blythe Stephan
Alan Tate
Benefit Vodvil Show Aids Grade School Athletics
A Friday night benefit vodvil is planned at the training school auditorium to raise funds for boys grade school basketball costs and the upcoming track season. Students from grade school and high school will participate, with dances directed by Miss Anne Feley and a tumbling act coached by Florence Hellman. High school students contribute a one act play under Miss Violet M. Eastman, while the high school orchestra directed by L. A. Gregory provides music.
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Anne Feley
Grace Redburn
Ottilie Brauer
Florence Hellman
Violet M. Eastman
L. A. Gregory
Beaverhead Teachers Attend State Parley
Representatives from Beaverhead county local of the Montana Education Association attended the state meeting at Great Falls last week. Attendees included G. W. McMullin Lima superintendent Miss Genevieve Albertson Normal college faculty and Miss Fay Kirkpatrick high school faculty. Conrad Orr high school principal attended sessions and MT High School Association meetings and delivered the tenure committee report as chairman.
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Beaverhead County
Montana Education Association
Great Falls
G. W. McMullin
Lima
Genevieve Albertson
Normal College
Fay Kirkpatrick
Conrad Orr
Montana High School Association
St Patrick’s Dance Draws Crowd at Lakeview Schoolhouse
Large turnout at the St Patrick's dance at Lakeview schoolhouse. During intermission tap dances by Misses Violet Merrill and Harriet Foley with accompaniment from Ken Van Antwerp and Sonny Bean closed the program.
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Lakeview
Violet ,Merrill
Harriet Foley
Ken van Antwerp
Sonny Bean
Bond Local Plans Pinochle Party In Nelson District
Farmers and ranchers in the Nelson school district were entertained by the Bond local of the Farmers Union at a pinochle party held at Nelson school on Wednesday evening, March 23, at 8 oclock. Invitations went to all nonmember farmers and ranchers in the district. Mrs. John Albers Mrs. Jack Keen an and Mrs. Fred Johnson led the arrangements with refreshments planned by Mrs. Martha Lauterbach Mrs. Elwood Morrison and Mrs. Catherine Markovich.
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Nelson
Farmers Union
John Albers
Jack Keenan
Fred Johnson
Martha Lauterbach
Elwood Morrison
Catherine Markovich
Riverside Club Ladies Dine at Mrs Telin Home
Riverside club ladies and their husbands enjoyed a one o'clock dinner at the home of Mrs. Matt Telin at Point of Rocks on Wednesday afternoon.
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Riverside Club
Matt Telin
Point of Rocks
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Joe Lewis
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Monroe
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Twin Falls
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Helena
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Richard Schmitz
Austria
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Mahatma
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State Board of Examiners
Silver
Bow County
County Liquor Dealers’ Association
State Railroad Commission
John J. Holmes
Fort Peck Federal Reservation
Reservation
Dillon, Montana
Northwest -Bancorporation
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
ST. Patrick’s
Department of the Interior
U.S. Land Office
Orrie E. Nyhart
Twin Bridges
Montana Meridian
F. A. Hazelbaker
U.S
Charles E. Whitney
Harry Phfeil
Earl J. Nyhart
Jord L. Nyhart
Thos. I. Corbally
Register
United States
Beavertcnd National Forest
United States Forest Service
Secretary of Agriculture
WY B. Willey
Beaverhead National Forest
District Court of
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John Collins
Poindexter
Frank ¢ €. McFadden
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